Today I Sat In The P4...

[ecdriver711]

My thoughts/comments can mostly be found here.

Dude, awesome job, thanks. Are you holding a Barrett in your avatar?

 

[lafrisbee]

Yep excellent pics... I actually like that small storage area. A couple of bags of groceries is the hardest thing for me to transport.

 

[JP]

As long as the trunk can hold my LL Bean duffel bag and a small emergency tool kit, all's good. Anything else can go in the backseat

 

[JP]

In the trunk, did the trunk stay open on its own (it looks like it's being propped up with a hood prop)?

 

[Zipper]

In the trunk, did the trunk stay open on its own (it looks like it's being propped up with a hood prop)?

There's a manual prop on the P4. I expect (hope) it is to be replaced with a pressurized support cylinder.

 

[raybonz]

My thoughts/comments can mostly be found here.

Inigo those are excellent detailed pics!! Thanks for posting! I like how the fender comes off and the storage looks pretty good as well! If the rear seat were folded down there must have been lots more space? You look great sitting in the Elio!

Ray

 

[JP]

There's a manual prop on the P4. I expect (hope) it is to be replaced with a pressurized support cylinder.

If not, you can buy hood struts off ebay and swap them in 10 minutes

 

[Inigo93]

Are you holding a Barrett in your avatar?

Why, yes. Yes, I am.

In the trunk, did the trunk stay open on its own (it looks like it's being propped up with a hood prop)?

Yes, it's propped up, but I don't think it will actually need anything more for most applications. The trunk is so small that you won't be able to put anything large/heavy in there. I envision it as the kind of thing you open it with one hand while you throw your baggage in there with your other hand. On the rare occasion when one-handed cargo manipulation won't work? OK, prop it up... But I don't think that will happen very often.

 

[lafrisbee]

Why, yes. Yes, I am.



Yes, it's propped up, but I don't think it will actually need anything more for most applications. The trunk is so small that you won't be able to put anything large/heavy in there. I envision it as the kind of thing you open it with one hand while you throw your baggage in there with your other hand. On the rare occasion when one-handed cargo manipulation won't work? OK, prop it up... But I don't think that will happen very often.

I had the same opinion till I also entertained that the rear seat folds down and then you may put something in requiring both hands.

 

[Inigo93]

I had the same opinion till I also entertained that the rear seat folds down and then you may put something in requiring both hands.

I still don't think you're going to be using the trunk as such. The hatch for it is too small to get a sizeable package through. If you're using the back seat as storage, my money says your access point is folding the front seat down.